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Is it considered haraam and an injustice to the rest of the students to inform the teacher of an undetected error in the exam, and then remain silent after she accepts the error and overlooks it, especially since the teacher has acknowledged this and given extra marks to some students in the past, taking into account the fatwa of Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen?

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Praise be to Allah for your piety, and this is how a believer should hold himself accountable before being held accountable. There is no sin upon you for the error that occurred, for you did what you could by alerting the school. The error was theirs, not yours, so there is no blame upon you. Leave the whispers and focus on your studies.

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